Phew! I have been working feverishly to get here all morning!! I have so much to share. I am sooo sad to see that last blog post go! I wanted to live in that Wacky Fanciful Pirate moment forever!! Alas, we can relive it through flickr photos. Thank goodness!!
So, I have been living in a funny tiny moment, with my miniature table and typewriter, and teeny tiny sheets of paper, trying to tell me secrets…
I don’t know if you share this with me… But, I am an intense dreamer. By day and by night. I will say, sometimes (like last night), I have such intense dreams with so much detail that I can hardly wake myself up. My head feels so heavy, and so the story continues, until it decides to be over. All kinds of stories calling to me… Some times, dare I say, they feel more like messages than dreams…
As a child I was a serious sleepwalker & sleeptalker. I thought, I had outgrown this (I have not, more on that next time). That I would no longer be exiting the house by night or acting out oddly while asleep. When I was little I exited our beach house in California, in full sleep mode… And survived to tell the tale 😉
Now, if only I would follow my own advice, and write it all down, the second I wake. Or the second a day dream brings me a tale, so juicy, so scandalous, so fairytale madness like… But I don’t. Do you?
Needless to say… I created a new print with many of those ideas in mind… The Writer, ideas floating around… The storyteller… Being urged to tell a tale… It is part of my Creature Collections series…
The Writer
I really do think there is a storyteller in all of us… Just waiting to take stage, with ink to paper.
I also have two new Charming Silhouette prints…
Cuckoo…
And, Mushroom Love…
So that is that… Now for some Mother’s Day fun stuff!! I have a PDF file for you with Mother’s day Cardlettes, free for you to use. Now, the photos I am going to share of them below, are simply for you to see the detail…
However, you MUST click on the following link to get the crisp printable PDF file:
"A Fanciful Twist" Mother’s Day Cardlettes. (it is a large file and might take a couple of minutes to download)
So, here are the examples of what they will look like when you click on the link above to print…
The Queenie
Fabulous Mom!
Mammie to all little creatures…
Moms are so sweet!
And, you know, those times your kids are trying to do something good 🙂 But, it ain’t so good at the time. However, the memory is good years later, after you get the batter off the ceiling 🙂
We made pancakes…
So there you have it! Print them off and share them with anyone you know!!! Send your friends to get some too if you’d like!!
Now, for the winner of the Pirate’s Wacky Wacky Wacky loot bag!!
Yo Ho Pirate’s loot for… Nancy of Fete Et Fleur!! Yippeeee!!! Send me your address Miss Nancy!! Mr. Pirate is waiting to set sail and bring you your wacky loot!!
I hope all of you get to use your Mother’s Day Cardlettes!!! xoxo, see you soon, V
ps: I had no idea I had so many lovely visitors to the Pirate’s Soiree until I went to do the drawing!!! Seems that typepad never sent me all the e-mails!! I am having so much fun making visits. We were so busy all weekend. Mr. Lovee played (as he does ever year) with his band (he is a an upright bassist) at the folk festival Saturday & Sunday. So I am still getting to pretend it is Pirate day (and tomorrow too) and make visits to friends old and new!!! How fun!!!
I see that the Pirate Soiree was a popular one indeed…well, I think there’s a little pirate in all of us, no?
I love the cards V…darn my printer. I shall rush home at once and throttle it and shake my fist at it all while screaming threats. Perhaps this shall finally make it print? Then again, perhaps I should just change the black ink cartridge and hope that does the trick…
But, it will have to wait as I am off to celebrate a 1 year anniversary bit of goodness instead…Smooches to you!
Hola preciosa! I agree that we all have a storyteller inside us – the trick is to get those stories out. Wonderful art and fabulous Mother’s Day cards! You are so good to us, my dreaming friend. I have those kinds of dreams too that hang on and are hard to shake. But thankfully, I’m not a sleepwalker! xoxox
Oh, I loooooove the mother’s day cards! I have been working on my mom day packages so your timing is perfect! Thanks so much! I am so glad you have funky dreams, I am sure that is where so much of your creativity comes from!
Ooooooooooh, that miniature typewriter and table are darling! And I love The Writer.
Mmmmm, writing combined with miniatures and art. Could there possibly be a better combination?
Love the Mother’s Day cards! Thanks for sharing them!
I love your new Silhouette line!!! Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous Mothr’s Day cards! I will definitely giving my mom one! Oh and the jar with the moss and toadstools..priceless! Thanks for the inspiration!
Sandyxxoxo
How generous to give us Mother’s Day cards. I too will use them with my gifts. Your new prints are wonderful, I especially think the one for writers is perfect. Such a cutie little table and typewriter! You are always full of surprises. karen
I’m dreaming of sitting on green moss, by bright red toadstools, under a huge tree with so many branches …. under a glass dome. That’s my day dream!
i wish i had interesting dreams.
The new prints are Fabulous, I especially love the chair and the cuckoo!
XoXo
Sandra Evertson
P.S.
Oh, and the Mothers Day cards are so Perfectly Perfect, like a real Mothers Day!
I can’t believe your new artwork.. it’s simply amazing.. We’ll be seeing it in Domino one of these days soon. Wow Miss Vanessa!
OH Ms Vanessa! Have you ever thought of writing and illustrating a children’s book. Your talent is amazing! Patty
i love that tiny typewriter!!!!
and your cuckoo clock 🙂
Oh, your new prints are really adorable, I love them, especially the silouettes!
I am sorry I missed your Pirate Soiree, it looked such fun! I was sailing the high seas myself and we caught a wind the other direction! Thanks for sharing your mother’s day card images, I’ve got mine made already but what a lovely idea 🙂
Vanessa I just love your new prints, and the download for Mother’s Day is the most wonderful gift!! Thank you so much!!! I’ll be using it for sure, it’s already printed out! : )
i love your new prints vanessa!! they just pop!
so cool of you to create such adorable Mothers Day cards!!
Oh Vanessa! My dear Vanessa – as usual I have been saving up so many of your posts – I am finding that my favourite blogs I cannot just dip into for 30 seconds of the day but I want to immerse myself in all your goings on! Also my blog reader thungummy jig is not working properly and updating when and as it should. But you have been up to so much and writing such beautiful things and having pirate parties and injuring yourself and I have just read about IT ALL in one fell swoop!! I do hope you are well – of course you are you are constantly creating and dreaming and imagining. How I have missed reading it all! Take care!
I was away this weekend also…with the Vikings 🙂
I have times when I dream in such detail that I am surprised when I wake up.
Love the mushrooms under glass…and the cards are outstanding as is you generosity. xoxoo
I love your new print and you are always such a sweetie with the downloads! Love these mommy day treats.
Karla
Lovely Mothers day cards!!! AND your pirates soiree was just over the top fantastic!!
Going back to soak in more of the detail…
x…x
What a sweetheart you are, always giving!
Thank you!
Christine
Zwee!!!!!!!!
You continue to inspire and amaze me. I love even the silliest things you do, such as a moustached face out of peppermints, to the beautiful prints, and the little biodome of mushrooms!
I wish I could shrink myself to a tiny size and run amuck in your world!
oooo… looks like you have fun making beautiful things despite your sore leg… i love your freebie mothers day art!
Oh drat! I missed out on all the pirate swashbuckling fun! And the pirate loot give-away too??? Double drat!!
It sure made my mouth water looking at all that swell loot.
Oh I missed the Pirate’s Soiree. I did visit via flickr! How very fun!!!LOVE Mushroom Love! The Mothersday cards are wonderful! I too dream VIVID!!! I never write them down. They are often very odd. My son sleep walks and talks, I can have conversations with him while he sleeps. From what he tells me his dreams are odd too.
Love Erin~
Happy Mother’s Day~
My precious Mom would have been 75 today~
Treasure all those you love and if they are near hug and kiss them often.
Love is all you need.
Love you
Jeanne
X0X0
Hi Vanessa!
You always bring a smile to my face when I read your blog.
The pirate ship is sooo cool!Love all your new bright colored graphics and pottery.
It is always a pleasure to stop by and dream:)
KayEllen
Thank you for the lovely free images. How great to get some of your work for FREE no less. I have very vivid dreams as well, I rarely do write them down, but mostly just try to remember them. Very often stories continue night to night; I did not sleep walk as a kid, but had repetitive dreams and remember many of them … always interesting…. Thanks again
oh! I have been away from your lovely spot of whimsy and inspiration for far too long… *sigh* I must tell you I have been watching from the sidelines, and your new prints are absolutely STUNNING!!!! you are so talented and inspire me to no end, Vanessa! 🙂
hope you’re having a splendid week!!!
I love Cuckoo. And your ‘candy man’. And of, course, congratulations to Nancy- she’s a doll!
D.
These are so darling.
Love your mother’s day Cardlettes very much!
All of those are beautiful but “Mammie to all little creatures” is my favourite!
Oh! I love the Mother’s Day prints. I think I’ll hint to my daughter that she should make me something with one. The pancakes one is something she and her brother could relate to. LOL
Hooray for Nancy!!!! She’s a dream in herself!!!!
And THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH for the mother’s day printables!!! I shall gift a few to…..MEEE!!!!!!!
Take care darling!!!!!!~
AAHHHHH! I’m so excited!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs! Nancy
The pirate soiree looked to be a swash buckling fun time. So sorry that I missed it.
And aren’t you just so sweet and generous and kind and lovely for sharing those wonderful Mother’s Day cardettes with all of your blog friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Vanessa, you rock these are soo cute and I SUPER LOVE!! the mushroom scene under the glass jar, how cute is that!! I told my boys for Mother’s Day just clean the house!! that is all I ask!
Great and beautiful work, and words. I am enjoying this whole “readin’ blogs” thing so far. It’s like a whole new fabulous world of fabulous people and ideas that I simply cannot hope to digest or even injest in whole.
Once againg, lovely little worlds you’ve built!
Mr. Lovee is in a band!!?? How fun for you both! Your new prints are fab-u-lous…especially the cuckoo!! ooooooh and I LOVE the sweet Mom’s Day treats!!! Thank you lovely Vanessa!! xoxo…jenn
Popping in here to say hello & thank you for being a great blogging friend!
Best,
CK 🙂
Ugh! I’ve been trying since yesterday to post and whenever I load your site it kicks me off..I’ve got creep crawlies I think. I love the typewriter, very cute and those cards are wonderful. I’m amazed how you find thr time to just “whip” those up:) Fun soirre post and curious minds want to know what you did with the candy..hehe
~Christine
Aw! Those Mother’s Day cards are so wonderful! You must never sleep! You are always so busy! How do you do it all??? 🙂 Oh, that typewriter is awesome! I love it!!
Thank you Vanessa for the wonderful Mothers Day cards…
Oooh, lala! Love this post! The cupcakes, the typewriter, the part about dreams (i can relate) and the PERFECT Mother’s Day Cards! Thank you ever so much!
Love it all! The cakes, oh my, the cakes! Oh, and the birdie cage, I want that!
Your posts always make me smile Miss Vanessa 🙂
Tallulah <3